Énrí Ó Muirgheasa
Énrí Ó Muirgheasa | |
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Born | Henry Morris 14 January 1874 Cashlan East, Lisdoonan, Donaghmoyne, Gaelic League |
Énrí Ó Muirgheasa (Henry Morris) (14 January 1874 – 13 August 1945), was an Irish civil servant, Irish language scholar, folklore collector, historian and writer.
Early life and family
Ó Muirgheasa was born in Cashlan East, Lisdoonan, Donaghmoyne, County Monaghan on 14 January 1874.[1][2] He was a son of Lúcas Ó Muirgheasa, a farmer, and Máire Nic Ward. He attended Lisdoonan school but learned to read and write Irish from his granduncle, Proinsias Ó Conghaile.[1]
Ó Muirgheasa married harpist and fellow teacher, Eibhlín Ní Raghallaigh (Helen O'Reilley) of Dundalk in 1906. Their son, Colum, was born and died in 1907. Eibhlín died in 1908. In 1912, he remarried to Máire Woods from County Galway. Ó Muirgheasa died on 13 August 1945 in Strabane.[1]
Career
He was appointed
His writings were published widely in both journals and newspapers.[2]
Bibliography
- Greann na Gaedhilge, 1901
- Seanfhocla Uladh, 1907
- Ceithearnach Ui Dhomhnaill, 1912
- Cead de Cheoltaibh Uladh, 1915[2]
- Abhráin Airt Mhic Chubhthaigh, 1916
- Oíche áirneáil i dTír Chonaill, 1924
- Amhrán na Midhe, 1933
- Dánta Diadha Uladh, 1936[1]
- Amhráin na Midhe le hÉnrí Ó Muirgheasa, Lesa Ní Mhunghaile, Navan, Meath Archaeological and Historical Society, 2015